BWX Technologies announced its intent to apply to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to build a new enrichment facility. The new plant will be built adjacent to the BWXT Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) facility in Erwin, TN. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2035.

The company reported that this facility will support the $1.5 billion contract it received in September 2025 as part of a DoE program launched in 2024.

The technology for the facility will be developed at the center BWXT established in Oak Ridge, TN and will be based on the research under the Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) that has been carried out at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2016.